Dr. Mason V. Hargett headed the Yellow Fever Unit at RML. He later recruited Harry V. Burruss to work on yellow fever research and vaccine production. Dr. Hargett's research on yellow fever first with Rockefeller Foundation in Brazil , then at...

In 1942, an outbreak in hepatitis B among U.S. troops was traced back to infected human serum in the Rockefeller yellow fever vaccine. The Rocky Mountain Laboratory took over production of the vaccine for the military. By then Dr. Hargett's unit...

Yellow fever research by Dr. Hargett and Harry Burruss facilitated the introduction of vaccine without the use of human serum. The cell culture method used to produce the vaccination led to the name aqueous-base vaccine. In this picture, chicken...

Research studies on Tsutsugamushi conducted by Dr. Cornelius B. Philips and Dr. Dale Jenkins. The doctors feed chiggers on infected mice. The screen capsules shown in photo were used to immobilize mice.

Egg candling gadget made by the BE department. An egg candling gadget is used to identify infertile eggs and monitor the development of embryos. Chicken embryos were used for tick research in the yolk sac method.

Egg candling gadget made by the BE department. An egg candling gadget is used to identify infertile eggs and monitor the development of embryos. Chicken embryos were used for tick research in the yolk sac method.